A Mongolian metal-mounted ivory snuff bottle, 19th century
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 15 932
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About this Item
A Mongolian metal-mounted ivory snuff bottle, 19th century
the ovoid body set with a metal-mounted collar moulded with a dragon and flaming pearl above a filigree border, the base set with a band of turquoise beads, with similarly decorated metal-mounted stopper, hairline cracks, 8,7 cm high; and a Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the flattened ovoid body carved with a continuous frieze of figures before a mountainscape, with pavilions, trees and rocky outcrops enclosed by geometric and foliate motifs, the sides carved in low relief with mask-headed ring-handles, raised on an oval foot, metal-mounted jade stopper, 9 cm high (2)
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